Is war necessary for economic growth?
Subtitle: military procurement and technology development
By: Vernon W. Ruttan.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: Technological innovations -- Economic aspects; High technology -- Military aspects; Economic development; Defense industries -- Economic aspects -- United States; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- United States; High technology industries -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: War and economic growth; title: Interchangeable parts and mass production; title: Military and commercial aircraft; title: Nuclear energy and electric power; title: The computer industry; title: Inventing the Internet; title: The space industries; title: Is war necessary?; title: Appendix 1. From concept to commercial development: seven general purpose technologies; title: Appendix 2. Computers, microprocessors, and the Internet: a counterfactual history.